INTERESTING NEW METHOD TO STOP WOMEN FROM SMOKING

UK Researchers who are using morphing software to show women between the ages of 18 to 34 what they will later in life look like if they continue smoking are meeting with impressive success.  Telling a woman she will lose her beauty has never seemed to stop them before.  But, showing a woman what she will look like when her beauty is gone seems quite useful to make women consider smoking cessation.  For the full article, click here


Wrinkles develop as collagen disappears.  Vitamin C is used up as oxidants and other toxins pour in.  One article states:  "Smoker's face" occurs because toxins involved in the smoking process create a series of noticeable changes in skin complexion and colour. As the chemicals from cigarettes are absorbed into the bloodstream, they constrict the blood vessels, including the tiny capillaries located near the surface of the skin. The increased carbon monoxide produced by smoking reduces the amount of oxygen that is then circulated to areas of the skin. This means that even less oxygen and nutrients reach the skin through the constricted blood vessels. Combined with this is the capacity of direct exposure to cigarette smoke to irritate and dry-out skin. In the smoker's case, their skin's moisture levels may already be reduced because of the diuretic effect that nicotine has on the body."  .

Another article lists the following problems:  The most serious damage to skin is caused by:

• smoking restricts blood flow through the capillaries (tiny veins near the skins surface) preventing oxygen and nutrients getting to the skin
• smoking increases production of an enzyme which breaks down the supply of collagen to the skin’s structure. Collagen supply is vital to the skin’s elasticity. It decreases with age but smoking cigarettes accelerates this process.
• smoking reduces the body’s store of vitamin A which provides protection from skin damage
• smoking gets in the way of absorption of vitamin C – a vital antioxidant for skin protection and health
• smokers continual puckering from drawing on a cigarette and squinting in reaction to the cigarette smoke results in deeply wrinkled skin around the eyes and mouth – classic signs of ‘smoker’s face’

For this complete article, click here.  Statistics indicate that three times the number of women who smoke die of lung cancer than those who die of breast cancer.
One would think that knowledge about the health risks of smoking might be influential but denial is a very great source of comfort to abusers of their own bodies.